On this episode we talk with John Cawley on tips to prepare students for the job market. This episode is directed for people who are getting started with advising PhD Students. John talks about his process, and the process at Cornell. John is a Professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management, and the Department of Economics, at Cornell University. He is co-Director of Cornell's Institute on Health Economics, Health Behaviors and Disparities. His research focuses on the economics of risky health behaviors; in particular, those that relate to obesity.
Sebastian Tello-Trillo is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy in the University of Virginia. @dsebastiantello
Alex Hollingsworth is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Indiana University. @ajhollingsworth
Notes:
John invites everyone to check out the Virtual Seminar on the Economics of Risky Health Behaviors (VERB) on this site VERBseminar.org. John has also worked putting a job-market guide, you can find the updated version here (Click Here). He is also in the AEA ad hoc Committee on the Job Market and they put out reports on their site (Click Here)
Recommendation of the week:
John's recommendation of the week is to check the Netflix show "Love on the Spectrum".
Sebastian's recommendation of the week is to get a monitor arm. There are many options, here is one that I've used this past year (Click Here)
Alex's recommendation of the week is the book "How to take Smart Notes" (Click Here). Alex also worked on a set of slides with job market tips and he is sharing it with us (Click Here)
